Method for Operating a Printing Press
First Claim
1. A method of operating a printing press, wherein components of the printing press are lubricated with lubricant during the operation of the printing press, said method comprising:
- (a) taking lubricant from a reservoir via a feed line and supplying the lubricant to the component or components to be lubricated;
(b) carrying away the lubricant from the respective component to be lubricated in a post-feed area;
(c) detecting metal particles in the lubricant in the area downstream of the respective component to be lubricated by means of a sensor; and
(d) determining the state of the respective component to be lubricated on the basis of this measurement and, if need be;
(e) initiating a repair or exchange of the respective component.
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Abstract
A method of operating a printing press, wherein lubricated components of the printing press are lubricated with lubricant during the operation of the printing press in such a way that lubricant is taken from a reservoir via a feed line and is supplied to the component or components to be lubricated and in that the lubricant is carried away from the respective component to be lubricated in a post-feed area. Metal particles in the lubricant in the area downstream of the respective component to be lubricated are detected by means of a sensor. The state of the respective component to be lubricated is determined on the basis of this measurement and, if need be, a repair or exchange of the respective component to be lubricated is initiated.
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1. A method of operating a printing press, wherein components of the printing press are lubricated with lubricant during the operation of the printing press, said method comprising:
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(a) taking lubricant from a reservoir via a feed line and supplying the lubricant to the component or components to be lubricated; (b) carrying away the lubricant from the respective component to be lubricated in a post-feed area; (c) detecting metal particles in the lubricant in the area downstream of the respective component to be lubricated by means of a sensor; and (d) determining the state of the respective component to be lubricated on the basis of this measurement and, if need be; (e) initiating a repair or exchange of the respective component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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